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ZON2013-00040 - ZONE CHANGE FROM SF-20 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO LI LIMITED INDUSTRIAL, WITH PROTECTIVE OVERLAY PO-286; GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF 37TH STREET NORTH, ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF KANSAS HIGHWAY K-96 AND HOOVER ROAD. (DISTRICT 4).
Presented by: John L. Schlegel, Director of Planning.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, approve the zone change to LI Limited Industrial, subject to platting and the provisions of Protective Overlay PO-286, authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution and authorize the resolution to be published upon the recording of the plat.
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Background: The applicant is requesting LI Limited Industrial zoning on the 75.43-acre, SF-20 Single-Family Residential zoned tract located on the southeast corner of
K-96 and Hoover Road. The subject site has been used as an agricultural field.
The proximity of this portion of the County to the Arkansas River (less than a mile east of the site) has resulted in multiple sand extraction operations (current and spent), resulting in sand pit lakes being located throughout the area. Development and zoning in this area where the City and County abut is a mix of residential, agricultural and industrial uses located in close proximity to each other. A LI-zoned construction and demolition waste landfill, an asphalt/concrete batch plant, a waste transfer station, sand extraction and sand pit lakes are located east of the subject site. SF-20 and SF-5 Single-Family Residential zoned single-family residential development, agricultural fields, sand pit lakes, sand extraction and the private Riverside Airport are located south, west (across Hoover Road) and north (across K-96) of the subject site. The City owned SF-5 zoned solid waste land fill is also located northeast of the site across K-96 highway. Small, undeveloped LC Limited Commercial zoned land is located around the intersections of the area’s arterial roads.
The appli...
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